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Title to be discussed: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Date of meeting: Thursday, Oct. 22, 1:30pm in the Earl Elliott Room; repeated Friday, Oct. 23, 2:30pm in the Women's Council of Realtors Conference Room.

Title to be Discussed: Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston. Date: Saturday, October 31, 1:00pm, Earl Elliott Room. Summary: "Janie Crawford, a Southern Black woman in the 1930's, journeys from being a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance."

KUHF-Houston Public Radio (88.7 FM) sponsors a daily five-minute series entitled "This I Believe," a national project designed to engage people to write and record the core values and beliefs that guide their daily lives. The hallmark of this program is sharing the guiding principles of average citizens...our neighbors, our coworkers and the people with whom we worship. On Friday, August 28, 2009, the entry was submitted by a local Woodlands resident.  Carolyn Boyd is an educator, currently teaching at the John Cooper School. Among her many joys is reading. Carolyn says it's been a life-long pursuit and as she explains in her essay for KUHF's "This I Believe", books will be a priority for her, for the rest of her life.

The Barbara Bush Library Book Store is overflowing with great materials thanks to the generous donations of our community. To create more space for new items, the Friends are having a 50%-off sale. This means that hardbacks are only $1.50; large trade paperbacks are $1.00; and regular mass market paperbacks are only $.50!! Come to the library by Saturday, September 5, to take advantage of this limited-time opportunity.

Barbara Bush Library continues to build cooperation with its newest neighbor, the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts that occupies the old Cypress Creek Library building at 6815 Cypresswood Dr. The museum is offering a monthly 55+ Art Workshop series starting Wednesday, Sept. 2 from 9am-12pm in its Northgate Forest Conference Room. Each month, participants will work on a different project guided by Education Specialist Evelyn Bouley. All skill levels are welcome and the class is especially appropriate for those who are new to painting.